I. Original text
1, Zou Jixiu is more than eight feet long and looks beautiful. Get up in the morning, dress up, look in the mirror and say to his wife, "I am better than Xu Gong in the north of the city. Who is more beautiful? " ? "His wife said," you are very beautiful. How does Gong compare with you? "Xugong in the north of the city is the most beautiful man in Qi. Zou Ji didn't believe in himself, so he asked his concubine, "Who is more beautiful than Xugong? " ? " My concubine said: How can Gong be as good as you?
On Sunday, the guests came from outside and sat down to talk. The guest asked, "Who is more beautiful, Xu Gong or me?" The guest said, "Xugong is not as beautiful as you." . "Xu Gong will come tomorrow, but he thinks he is inferior. Look at yourself in the mirror, as far as the horizon. Thinking about it at dusk, I said, "My wife is beautiful and I am private; The beauty of my concubine is afraid of me; The beauty of the guests is me. What do I want from me? "
So he went to North Korea to meet Wang Wei and said, "I sincerely know that Xu Hongmei is not as good as Xu Hongmei. My wife is a private minister, my concubine is afraid of me, and everything my guests want is more beautiful than Xu Gong. Today, the land is thousands of miles away and there are 120 cities. Ladies-in-waiting are private kings, and courtiers are not afraid of kings. They all want the king to be within four borders: from this point of view, the king is very sheltered. "
4. Wang Yue: "Good." He ordered: "whoever can stab me in the face will be rewarded;" There will be a reward for those who write and exhort me; Those who can slander the city will be rewarded if they listen to me. " At the beginning of the stage, the ministers remonstrated and the door was crowded; After a few months, from time to time; Years later, although I wanted to talk, I couldn't get in. Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei are all Qi people. This is the imperial court, and there is no need to use war to defeat the enemy.
Second, translation.
1, Zou Ji is more than eight feet tall and has a beautiful figure. In the morning, he got dressed and said to his wife in the mirror, "Who is more beautiful in the north of the city than Xu Gong?" His wife said, "You are very beautiful. How can Gong compare with you? " Duke Xu in the north of the city is a handsome man of Qi. Zou Ji didn't believe that he was more beautiful than Xu Gong, so he asked his concubine, "Who is more beautiful than Xu Gong?"
2. My concubine said, "Xu Gong can't compare with you!" The next day, a guest came from outside. Zou Ji sat talking to him and asked him, "Who is more beautiful than Xu Gong?" The guest said, "Xu Gong is not as beautiful as you." Another day passed, and Xu Gong came. Zou Ji looked at it carefully and felt that it was not as good as him. Looking at myself in the mirror, I feel so far away.
3. I lay in bed at night and thought about it repeatedly, and finally understood: "My wife praises me because she likes me better; I praise me because I am afraid of me; The guest praised me because he wanted something from me. " So Zou Ji visited Qi Weiwang in the imperial court and said, "I really know that I am not as good as Xu Hongmei.
My wife is partial to me, my concubine is afraid of me, and the guests want something from me, so they all think I am more beautiful than Xu Hongmei. Now, Qi is a vast country with 120 cities. There are no concubines and courtiers in the palace who don't spoil you. There is no minister in the DPRK who is not afraid of you. There is no one in this country who doesn't want anything from you. From this point of view, the king was deeply deceived! "
5. Qi Weiwang said, "Very good." So he ordered: "all ministers, officials and people who can accuse me of my mistakes face to face should be given generous rewards;" Those who give me written advice will get a medium reward; Being able to comment on my mistakes in public will get an inferior reward if it reaches my ears. "Just ordered, all the ministers to remonstrate, people in the court, like a fair.
6. A few months later, people came to protest from time to time; A year later, even if someone wants to remonstrate, there is nothing to say. Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei all came to see Qi. This is what people call the imperial court's crushing defeat of other countries.
Zou Ji's relevant knowledge is as follows:
1, Zou Ji, about 385 years ago-319 years ago, was a native of Qi in China during the Warring States Period, and was honored as "Xunzi" and minister Tian Noon; During the Tian period, he lobbied with the drum piano and was sealed in Pixian (now Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province). Later, he served in Qi Xuanwang and Qi Xuanwang.
2. He once persuaded Qi Weiwang to reward and remonstrate officials, advocated political innovation, revised laws, selected talents, rewarded virtuous officials, punished traitors, and selected virtuous officials to stick to the four borders. Since then, Qi has become more powerful.